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Tumble dryer fault to blame for fire in Flint

THE fire service is warning of the potential dangers of tumble dryers after a fire at a property in Flint.Read

North Wales Police extend search for Buckley woman

POLICE are extending their search for a Buckley woman who has been missing since Friday, February 5.Read

Possible job losses at Ethel Austin stores in Flintshire

JOBS could be lost across Flintshire following the announcement clothing store Ethel Austin has gone into administration.Read

Age Concern joins forces with North Wales Fire and Rescue Service for Flintshire project

AGE Concern North East Wales is appealing for volunteers from across Flintshire to help out on a new partnership programme with firefighters.Read

Man arrested on suspicion of murder in Wrexham

A 25-year-old woman was found dead at a house in Wrexham this morning (Monday).Read

North Wales Police continue search for missing Buckley woman

MORE than 150 people spent the weekend searching for a pensioner missing from her holiday home.Read

North Wales Police issue warning after attempted break-ins in Northop Hall, Flintshire

RESIDENTS are being urged to be on their guard after two attempted burglaries in Northop Hall.Read

Anti-extremism event to be held this weekend at St Deiniol’s Library, Hawarden

A CHURCH event aimed at bringing communities closer together and preventing religious extremism and discrimination will be held in Deeside this weekend.Read

Flintshire MP Mark Tami confident over the future of Toyota at Deeside

ALYN and Deeside MP Mark Tami has said although jobs are likely to go at the Toyota factory in Deeside, the future of the plant is safe.Read

North Wales Police issue appeal for information on seventh anniversary of Paul Savage murder in Mold

POLICE have renewed their appeal for information as they continue to investigate the murder of a Mold postman.Read

Closure threat to three leisure centres in Flintshire

THREE community leisure centres could be facing closure after it emerged Flintshire County Council no longer wants to run them.Read

Former teacher at St David’s Primary School, Mold, suspended after General Teaching Council Wales hearing

A PRIMARY school teacher who worked in Mold has been suspended from teaching in the UK for a year after admitting ridiculing and humiliating pupils.Read

Workers at Toyota, Deeside Industrial Park, wait to hear of potential job cuts

JOBS are under threat at Deeside’s Toyota plant after the company announced a surplus of 750 posts at its UK factories.Read

Bagillt man jailed after police find £10,200 cocaine stash in his car

A YOUNG man with no previous convictions has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after a court heard police stopped his car and found £10,200 worth of cocaine inside.Read

Firefighters rescue unconscious woman in Holywell

NEIGHBOURS helped save the life of a woman when they alerted firefighters who rescued her from her smoke-filled home in Holywell.Read

Future of Barnardo’s Flintshire service under threat amid funding concerns

A FLINTSHIRE service which helps families affected by substance misuse could be under threat, unless more funding can be secured.Read

Flint town councillors walk out of meeting

TWO councillors stormed out of a meeting of Flint Town Council, branding the chairman’s decision a ‘disgrace’.Read

New Welsh homes could soon be fitted with sprinkler systems if law is passed

NEW homes built in Flintshire will be fitted with sprinkler systems if a new law for Wales is passed.Read

Shotton man jailed for assault which left victim with life-threatening injuries

A YOUNG man from Deeside has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years youth detention after a court heard he punched a middle-aged drunken man in an alleyway and left him with life-threatening injuries.Read

Holywell High School team racing to success in F1 Schools Challenge

SIXTH-FORMERS at Holywell High School raced to success in the F1 in Schools Challenge.Read

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